Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Le Gazé

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Aporia crataegi

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Le Gazé is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Le Gazé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Aporia
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Aporia crataegi

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Le Gazé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Le Gazé

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Le Gazé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Le Gazé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

The Albuja’s Climbing Rat (Rhipidomys albujai) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Le Gazé

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.